President asks police to serve people without harassment
President Abdul Hamid asked on Monday the police to ensure services without harassment as the people go to them (police) as last resort, reports UNB."The peace-loving people usually don't go to thana or police in this country. They go to police after becoming very helpless. So, it'll have to ensure...
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Nothing in sight for fair polls: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday no sign is still visible in the country for holding the next national election in a credible manner, reports UNB.He also accused the government of indulging in widespread arrest of its leaders and activists."The number of unlawful arrest has marked...
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Cops nab four BCL men in Sylhet
SYLHET, Jan 8: In a predawn raid today, police arrested four activists of the ruling party-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in connection with the killing of its activist Tanim Khan. The arrested are Joynal Abedin Diamond, Ruhel Ahmed, Zakir Ahmed and Syed Abid Ahmed. They were picked up from a...
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Ershad proposes provincial government system
RANGPUR, Jan 8 (BSS): Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad has called upon the present government for introducing provincial system of government to ensure welfare of the common people."Without provincial government system, it is not possible to bring welfare to the common people," Ershad said while addressing a huge...
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AL sends team to northern dists to distribute warm clothes
An Awami League (AL) delegation, led by its general secretary Obaidul Quader, went to three northern districts to distribute blankets and relief items among cold-stricken people there on Monday, reports UNB.The three northern districts are Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Nilphamari, where a severe cold wave is now sweeping over, said a...
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DNCC by-polls schedule today
The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the February 26 by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today (Tuesday), reports UNB."The schedule will be declared tomorrow (Tuesday) as the by-polls date was announced earlier," EC Acting Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said.He said the polls schedule...
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BNP unveils prog on Zia's 82nd birth anniv
BNP and its associate bodies have chalked a weeklong programme to observe the 82nd birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman in a befitting manner, reports UNB.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan central office on Monday, after...
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Garments Sramik Trade Union Kendra brought out a procession
Garments Sramik Trade Union Kendra brought out a procession in the city on Monday demanding minimum Tk 10,000 monthly basic wage of the garments factory workers. — Collected
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